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Unions and Twinkies on Access Utah

Editor's note: Two Huntsman School of Business professors, David Stephens, professor of management, and William Shughart, professor of economics and finance, were recently interviewed about labor relations on the Utah Public Radio program "Access Utah." The interview aired on Thursday, Nov. 29, and can be heard here.

Utah Public Radio

By Tom William

We've been hearing about the death of Twinkies. The closure of the company Hostess has the public fearing the treats such as Twinkies and Ho-Hos, and has shined a spotlight on unions.

A recent headline from Fox Business reads: "Death of Twinkies a Union Contract Hit." Others have differing opinions, and a headline from Salon.com reads: "Vulture Capitalism-not unions- killed Twinkies."